Microsoft and Nintendo are throwing a jab at Sony with a newly launched video that promotes cross-play between the Xbox One and Switch consoles. The issue of cross-play made its way back into public discourse with the launch of a Fortnite on Switch port, specifically the fact that PS4 players can't use their Fortnite accounts on other platforms.
The PlayStation 4 has built up a sizable library of great games over the past five years, and soon, you'll be able to get some of them on the cheap. Sony today announced its new PlayStation Hits line, which include budget-priced re-releases of some of PlayStation 4's bestselling games. It isn't holding back with the first round of PlayStation Hits titles either, as it features a few that many PS4 players would consider to be must-own titles.
Sony's Xperia line of smartphones may not be the hottest sellers on the Android market, but that doesn't stop the company from releasing new devices. While one could argue over the amount of effort they put in to improve their phones, Sony is finally making some changes to their software UI. Sony's existing Xperia Home launcher is being retired, it's been revealed, soon to be replaced by a new Home application.
This week we're seeing another rumor claiming Sony is working closely with AMD on hardware for its upcoming PlayStation sequel, a console currently (and unofficially) being called the PlayStation 5. According to the cited sources, the PS5 may feature AMD's Zen and Navi architectures, the latter of which, the sources claim, was created specifically for Sony's console needs.
With the extended gameplay trailers it debuted for titles like The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and Marvel's Spider-Man, Sony had arguably one of the best press conferences of E3 2018. While it would absolutely prefer that folks talk about how much they're looking forward to those games, the general public is instead talking about one thing and one thing only: Fortnite. Specifically, people are talking about how you can't use your Epic Games account in the freshly-launched Nintendo Switch version if you already used it to play Fortnite on PS4.
Marvel's Spider-Man was perhaps the most anticipated PS4 exclusive heading into E3 2018 (though it certainly faces some stiff competition from The Last of Us Part 2), and Sony delivered quite the impressive trailer during its showcase. While previous trailers have shown us Spider-Man swinging around Manhattan and going one-on-one with Mister Negative, this latest trailer throws many of Spider-Man's notable foes at him at the same time.
It's been a little over half a year since Ghost of Tsushima was first revealed, and since then, we've seen very little of it. That all changed at Sony's E3 2018 press conference this evening, where Ghost of Tsushima got its gameplay reveal. In short, it looks like Sucker Punch's latest is going to be quite an intense one.
During its E3 event this evening, Sony has kicked things off with an extended look at The Last of Us 2, a sequel to the hit 2013 game. The title was announced earlier today, but now we've gotten an actual look at the game...12 straight minutes of it, to be exact. The extended trailer shows both gameplay and thematic scenes.
One of the largest gaming trade shows of the year is nearly upon us. Though E3 2018 doesn't officially kick off until Tuesday, June 12, most major publishers will host press conferences packed with their biggest announcements ahead of time. Electronic Arts is leading the charge this year, unofficially kicking off E3 tomorrow, June 9. EA's show begins four days of announcements from big game publishers, and with so much happening in such a small amount of time, it can be hard to keep everything straight.
The problem with launching too many phones in a year is they begin to blend into each other. They also induce buyers’ remorse when a better option comes out too soon. That’s the current problem LG will face with its new ThinQ series of smartphones. And in a few months, that might also be what Sony will find out. According to a leak, there’s an Xperia XZ3 coming in September and its very well what the Xperia XZ2 should have been four months ago.
With E3 2018 quickly coming up, Sony has decided to build anticipation for its press conference a little early. The company has announced that, beginning today, it will make daily reveals in the lead up to its E3 presser on Monday night. Today's reveal is Tetris Effect, a new game from Enhance, the studio behind Rez Infinite and Lumines Remastered.
Sony has a new high-end compact camera, the RX100 VI, targeting travelers, vloggers, and those wanting a whopping 8.3x optical zoom that their smartphone camera can't match. Sixth in the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 line that first launched back in 2012, the new camera has a ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T+ 24-200 f2.8 - f4.5 lens and a 20.1-megapixel sensor.